As more and more music literature is published each year; librarians; scholars; and bibliographers are turning to music bibliography to retain control over the flood of information. Based on the Conference of Music Bibliography; this timely book provides vital information on the most important aspects of the scholarly practice of music bibliography. Foundations in Music Bibliography provides librarians with great insight into bibliographic issues they face every day including bibliographic control of primary and secondary sources; the emergence of enumerative and analytical bibliography; bibliographic instruction; and bibliographic lacunae.Foundations in Music Bibliography features the perspectives of prominent scholars and music librarians on contemporary issues in music bibliography often encountered by music librarians. It offers practical insights and includes chapters on teaching students how to use microcomputer programs to search music bibliographies; organizing a graduate course in music bibliography; and researching film music bibliography. The book also provides a supplement to Steven D. Westcottrsquo;s A Comprehensive Bibliography of Music for Film and Television. This insightful volume demonstrates the many ways that bibliography relates music publications to each other and endows grander meaning to individual scholarly observations. Some of the fascinating topics covered by Foundations in Music Bibliography include:the history of thematic catalogsindexing Gregorian chant manuscriptsgeneral principles of bibliographic instructionanalyses of Debussydiscographiesmusical ephemera and their importance in various types of musicological researchbibliographical lacunae (i.e. lack of access to visual sources; failure to control primary sources; and lack of communication with the rest of the performing arts)Foundations in Music Bibliography shows librarians how bibliography can be used to help music students and researchers find the information they need among the innumerable available sources. It is an indispensable asset to the shelves of all music reference libraries that wish to provide their patrons with the latest bibliographic tools.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. 5 Star Rating - i actually read the book!By David TerralavoroI just happened to hear about this book close to the date it was released and already on the Net people were bad mouthing it. I thought to myself - they must be fans to at least grab a copy that early. Once i started reading it I was amazed. It seems to be accurate however one mistake - Jimmy Page(and John Paul Jones - I later learned) played on Jimmy Powells "Sugar Babe" 1964 single version- not the 1962 first version. In a Brum Beat interview Page asked if they could redo "Sugar Babe". I learned an amazing fact Ive never read elsewhere - LZs debut album was not only recorded in 30 hours; 9 days - but was recorded on weekends -because then it was available. (I do not have the book in front of me - but an assistant of Glyn Johns is quoted>) Paul Rees does a fine job - he writes for magazines - so I can appreciate his research; time effort. We learn some rare information too - like Robert Plant singing background vocals on a 1978 single for someone. Who? that would be telling read the book!4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. However what personal parts that were in the book were more in depth like his car accident then any other bookBy Mary JaneIt was alright. It was more on what I would call the technical side. Who was with whom on what song/band. It did clarify which band was which in his career where before it was confusing. I had already read Hammer of the Gods; and the book Richard Cole had written. Which were both more behind the scenes. So it helped in the aspect of pulling the events in together to understand the time lines mentioned in those books. Before I read it I was thinking it would be deeper about him not so much of the working side of him. He has always kept the personal side of him hidden; so I dont know why I thought this would be different. However what personal parts that were in the book were more in depth like his car accident then any other book. I remember being at Whiskey A Go Go in 1969 one night while they were there; the place was packed. Didnt know anything about the band; so wasnt much interested in them. Little did I know..0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I liked itBy robert p. larsonI really enjoyed it. Found more about his personal life. Told a different story then a lot of other ones I have read.